Vaughan Ontario Canada

Vaughan is located in the York region of Toronto, Ontario. It is known as the ‘The City above Toronto’. Etienne Brule was the first European to move through the Humber Trail. Townships started appearing in 1792. It was known to be very remote and lacking in proper networked roads for travel. The first immigrants were Germans, British and French. Migration. Migration from the United States took place in 1814 along with other waves from Britain. Hamlets existed around communities, and Thorhill was one of the major ones. Others were Patterson, Fisherville, Elgin Mills, and Nashville. Vaughan was established as Vaughan Township in 1850. Humber River Regional Hospital is the closest hospital in Vaughan. Some of the attractions of Vaughan include the Baitul Islam Mosque, the Boyd Conservation Area, the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum, Canada’s Wonderland Amusement Park, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Thornhill Town Centre and the Vaughan Mills mall. York University has 43,000 students enrolled in it. Sports attractions include the Ontario Soccer Association, Woodbridge Softball Association, Toronto Canada Moose, Vaughan Flames, Vaughan Rangers, Vaughan Kings, Vaughan Vipers, Italia Shooters and Vaughan Vikings.  The Kortright Conservation Area is an environmental education centre. It has over 800 acres of land, 18 kilometers of hiking trails and other educational attractions. Annual events such as the Canada Day Celebrations, Winterfest and Mayor’s Gala are also held. Vaughan has a very mild climate. The summer maximum temperature reaches 27 degree Celsius and the winter low temperature is -2 degree Celsius. The autumns are also mild in the day and cool during the nights. The spring has rain. Vaughan has a nine member city council. The council has a mayor, regional councilors made up of 3 people, and local councilors of 5 numbers for local wards. Vaughan has more than 7,000 registered businesses operating in its city limits. Some these are Royal Group Technologies, Scintrex Limited, and the Toronto Star Press Centre. Maple, Thornhill, Woodbridge and Kleinburg makeup Vaughan’s communities. Vaughan has Toronto in the south, King in the north, Markham and Richmond in the east and Caledon and Brampton in the west.

Vaughan real estate is preferred by many people wanting to work in Toronto, but cannot afford a house to live in the big city. Commuting from Vaughan to Toronto is easy and hence it is known as the ‘city above Toronto’. Vaughan has an urbanized downtown area and other suburbs making it more of a township than a city in the real sense. Many suburban communities in Vaughan are converted farmlands. Many have been converted to residential areas clownish other industrial or commercial areas. Thornhill is the most upscale community in Vaughan. It has many flashy neighborhoods with large houses and a number of condominiums. Kleinburg is known to be home to prosperous people and is surrounded by forest land. Maple used to be a farming community, but large scale developments in residentials have witnessed. Concord was an agricultural community, but is home to many neighborhoods with homes from the 1950s till today. Woodbridge is another community of suburbs. Previously planned residential community’s makeup this community. Rented homes in Vaughan retail for less than $1000 for a 3 bedroom apartment. Many homes for sale have a single living room with ceramic or parquet flooring and dining rooms. Semi-detached homes with pot lights and large master rooms are also common. These houses for sale retail between $350,000 to $850,000. Many homes have indoor swimming pool, gymnasiums, and sauna. Condominiums with 3 bedrooms, 2 stories and bathrooms also exist. Apartments with luxurious terraces are also available. Closeness to malls, schools and libraries also mean a lot to buyers. Most people arriving in Vaughan prefer to rent a house before buying a house. This gives them enough time to evaluate homes in the neighborhood and the commute to other cities. Once they settle down, they go ahead and book a house. Other parameters in buying a home in Vaughan include: high demand neighborhoods, an opportunity for investment, instant appeal or attractive homes, 2 car garages with basements, preference for old communities, and good frameworks for family and entertainment setups, delightful and bright spacious interiors. Lots are too for sale with typically areas of 11.3 acres or more. Weston Rutherford, Highway 7 and Pine Valley, Rosedale North, Dufferin Kirby are some of the known Vaughan neighborhoods.